Reconquista

Historical eventJune 231280

Reconquista

Reconquista: Troops of the Emirate of Granada defeated those of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of León in the Battle of Moclín.

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When
Sunday, June 23 1280746 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
13th century · 1280s
Calendar
Julian — as recorded at the time
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At a glance

Dates: From 1280.

What happened

The Reconquista or the fall of al-Andalus was a series of military campaigns by northern Iberian Christian polities against Muslim-ruled al-Andalus, which had been part of the Visigothic Kingdom before the Muslim Conquest of 711. The Reconquista concluded in 1492 with the capture of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, thereby ending the presence of any Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.

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When did Reconquista happen?

June 23 1280 — 746 years ago, on a Sunday.

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